A man found suffering a gunshot wound on an Irvington street has police investigating.
Police located the man on the 900 block of Springfield Avenue suffering a gunshot wound to the back according to preliminary reports.
The victim made a statement to police that he suffered his injury after being shot by unknown assailants in the vicinity of 12 Ricord Street in Newark.
Officers investigating the Ricord Street located found a crime scene with shell casings reports said.
EMS transported the victim to the hospital where the extent of his injuries were not reported as life-threatening.
The incident remains under investigation.